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Taylor Swift 'RED' album review B4 i ' V '. ! ' . - " :V v . ' j f ; , ' j I - Thelnclependen6tudenfroice'Xjvureview.com i 1 1 Members of ERT patrol campus on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 1 0 p.m. Student establishes Emergency Response Team comprised of 20 on-campus responders By Kail Spear News Writer KailiSpear Zach Lyman was sitting in a science lecture a year and a half ago when a professor burst in the room UVU competes for priority state funding for expansion Looking at needs for expansion and the university's own financial issues, UVU Administration looks for their fair share By Alex Sousa News Writer TwoFistedSousa With Utah legislation putting pressure on its institutions of higher education to achieve the state's "Big Goal" to have 66 percent of Utahans obtain a postsecondary degree or certificate by 2020 the administration at UVU is trying to expand the state's largest institution for higher learning with the least amount of government funding.At the most recent board of trustees meeting held on Oct. 18, the hottest topic was how there isn't enough money right now and what they needed to do to get more of it. "They've got to do something to redress the inequalities that we suffer with in this institution," said President Matthew Holland. "Our community should be, frankly, frustrated." Even with the university's first drop in overall enrollments this year and being the third year with a drop in freshmen enrollments, the administration and UVU Board of Trustees are looking to expand on 1 asking for an inhaler. One of his students was having a panic attack. This experience led Lyman to ponder what could have been done to prevent this from happening. Lyman took that experience and used it to help him create UVU's Emergency Response Team. Their job is to be the first medical personnel on the scene to give the medical help needed until the police or ambulance comes. The initial response from the university was positive. 'They were very supportive. I was surprised," Lyman said. "But when it came down to it, it was the the campus to accommodate the school's student body. "Pardon Our Dust" posters around campus have become common sights. That won't be ending very soon as there are plans to expand campus an additional 250,000 square feet, offering approximately 60 new .classrooms ranging in size from 40 to 150 seats 200 new offices for faculty and staff, approximately 20 new study rooms and a 1000-seat auditorium."Classroom building is goal number one," Holland said. The current price tag attached to the new expansion is $55 million, having recently jumped from $50 million after a rise in material costs. Currently, UVU is tied for first with Weber State University on the legislation's priority list for funding expansions like this. Weber, which has what's been called a "desperate need" for a new science building, is looking for the same money that the administration at UVU wants to use for these new expansions. With the plans already drawn up, the UVU administration hopes that will give this university the edge in seeking the funding. "If we're funded, construction can start right away, but if Weber is funded they'll have to wait for a year to plan," Holland said. "Our commitment is to be shovel-ready at the end of the legislative session."But looking for specific proj i ( ! r n university putting its money where its mouth was . . . our motto is engaged learning. What better way to show that than by using a student-run organization to help other students get hands-on experience in their field?" The ERT covers any medical emergency that happens on campus, and they have members of the team at every UVU event. They get a call about once every other day and have treated people who have passed out, broken bones or been in car accidents. For finding a need that the ect funding like this isn't the only money trouble the university is facing from the state. A study by the Utah State Board of Regents revealed that while UVU receives about 40 percent of its budget from State money, the other public institutions of higher education receive, on average, 10 percent more. And while funding is an obvious and publicly documented problem at UVU, it's not the only money issue the school has had to face. A recent internal audit conducted by Jacob Atkin, the relatively new director of internal audit, revealed some discrepancies in the payroll. "We're working on getting it under control," said trustee Ron Hawkins. "None of them rose to a level of concern of integrity, but more on procedures that needed to be followed more closely." The review, which covered seven internal audit reports completed over the summer, revealed issues in payroll procedures and their approval. The problems were widespread, with one unnamed program exhibiting particularly severe issues, though the specifics of these issues were not discussed. The Board of Trustees is looking over the problem with a watchful eye, planning to solve it by having supervisors be more aware and cautious regarding the approval of overtime and the proper payroll procedures. .1 j PHOTO COURTESY OF UVU MARKETING school had and creating the ERT, Lyman received the UVU Alumni Award for Distinguished Student Service. Lyman gives the credit to Bob Rasmussen, dean of students, for making the ERT possible. "Dean Rasmussen is the reason this team exists. He saw the benefit and helped us get the funding we needed. Without him we would just be wandering around trying to start this thing," Lyman said. see EMERGENCY, A4 Students and members of the community ' nro vclcomo to attend the next BOURD OF TRUSTEES MEETING (t1tiH",,i' Technology improve, with Grant money will be used to expand program and take on more students By Alex Sousa News Writer Kyrie Hulick Assistant News Writer With $3 million in grant money, a rapidly increasing field in need of qualified applicants and the soon-to-be-completed National Security Agency's data center in Bluffdale promising employment opportunities, Utah Valley University's department of Information Systems and Technology is beefing up its program.The federal grant - recently awarded to the university by the U.S. Department of Labor -is intended to help students find jobs. And with their budget awaiting approval, the department's administration is looking to Jiire new faculty, expand existing programs, and focus on furthering the education of dislocated workers to improve their chances of finding work. "We want to be known as the place to come for people who want education in information systems, information security, computer cyber security and so forth," said Keith Mulbery, department chairman for Information Systems and Technology. "We want people statewide and r 1 COURTESY OF STOCK XCHNGE Thursday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. in SC 213 :;i;:.'Mf!i!!!!:' -hifii'i!!""' j t f r !iip!: i i i program to $3 million grant even regionally - if they w'ani that type of academic program, il prepare them for a job - we want them to come here and not think of other universities." Though the grant is meant tJ help students in the tech depart; ment, none of them seem -tD'bs very happy about it. Rather than bring in more students, the -citr! rent people majoring in informal tion systems and technologies would have the university iiiT more teachers. One anonymous student . fcX; pressed his suspicion that the program lacks professors becaus they're underpaid compared to other Utah universities. "Most of the professors stay one year, "then move on," he said. . With this grant money, the ad" ministration is looking to -hirf more professors and expand the program with more class sections.- Since the NSA began building their controversial, mysterious data center, the administration has been looking at what the students at UVU will need to get jobs there. "We may have to develop new courses," said Abraham Teng, Associate Dean of College of Technology and Computing. "They need more IT personnel to maintain the integrity and operation of the data warehouse." ' But there's a hiring regulation for working at the data center. - They have to hire graduates from an ABET accredited program. ABET, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Tech? nology, is a non-governmental organization that certifies post-secondary education programs- in computer science, engineering, and technology. While UVU's computer science program is ABET accredited, the Information and Technology program is not. Teng said they are currently working on getting that accreditation and while the certification is not necessarily tied to the grant, some of the $3 million might be able to expedite the process. - "Our goal at this point is to bring someone from the outside who has a PhD and strong industry experience in cyber security and have this new faculty member head up this program and develop new curriculum," said Teng. see TECH GRANT, A3 1 1 j 1 1 ; ; j ;:!!:. ' ! ! 1 i i i h ; i ! r COURTESY OF STOCK XCHNGE wo

Taylor Swift 'RED' album review B4 i ' V '. ! ' . - " :V v . ' j f ; , ' j I - Thelnclependen6tudenfroice'Xjvureview.com i 1 1 Members of ERT patrol campus on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 1 0 p.m. Student establishes Emergency Response Team comprised of 20 on-campus responders By Kail Spear News Writer KailiSpear Zach Lyman was sitting in a science lecture a year and a half ago when a professor burst in the room UVU competes for priority state funding for expansion Looking at needs for expansion and the university's own financial issues, UVU Administration looks for their fair share By Alex Sousa News Writer TwoFistedSousa With Utah legislation putting pressure on its institutions of higher education to achieve the state's "Big Goal" to have 66 percent of Utahans obtain a postsecondary degree or certificate by 2020 the administration at UVU is trying to expand the state's largest institution for higher learning with the least amount of government funding.At the most recent board of trustees meeting held on Oct. 18, the hottest topic was how there isn't enough money right now and what they needed to do to get more of it. "They've got to do something to redress the inequalities that we suffer with in this institution," said President Matthew Holland. "Our community should be, frankly, frustrated." Even with the university's first drop in overall enrollments this year and being the third year with a drop in freshmen enrollments, the administration and UVU Board of Trustees are looking to expand on 1 asking for an inhaler. One of his students was having a panic attack. This experience led Lyman to ponder what could have been done to prevent this from happening. Lyman took that experience and used it to help him create UVU's Emergency Response Team. Their job is to be the first medical personnel on the scene to give the medical help needed until the police or ambulance comes. The initial response from the university was positive. 'They were very supportive. I was surprised," Lyman said. "But when it came down to it, it was the the campus to accommodate the school's student body. "Pardon Our Dust" posters around campus have become common sights. That won't be ending very soon as there are plans to expand campus an additional 250,000 square feet, offering approximately 60 new .classrooms ranging in size from 40 to 150 seats 200 new offices for faculty and staff, approximately 20 new study rooms and a 1000-seat auditorium."Classroom building is goal number one," Holland said. The current price tag attached to the new expansion is $55 million, having recently jumped from $50 million after a rise in material costs. Currently, UVU is tied for first with Weber State University on the legislation's priority list for funding expansions like this. Weber, which has what's been called a "desperate need" for a new science building, is looking for the same money that the administration at UVU wants to use for these new expansions. With the plans already drawn up, the UVU administration hopes that will give this university the edge in seeking the funding. "If we're funded, construction can start right away, but if Weber is funded they'll have to wait for a year to plan," Holland said. "Our commitment is to be shovel-ready at the end of the legislative session."But looking for specific proj i ( ! r n university putting its money where its mouth was . . . our motto is engaged learning. What better way to show that than by using a student-run organization to help other students get hands-on experience in their field?" The ERT covers any medical emergency that happens on campus, and they have members of the team at every UVU event. They get a call about once every other day and have treated people who have passed out, broken bones or been in car accidents. For finding a need that the ect funding like this isn't the only money trouble the university is facing from the state. A study by the Utah State Board of Regents revealed that while UVU receives about 40 percent of its budget from State money, the other public institutions of higher education receive, on average, 10 percent more. And while funding is an obvious and publicly documented problem at UVU, it's not the only money issue the school has had to face. A recent internal audit conducted by Jacob Atkin, the relatively new director of internal audit, revealed some discrepancies in the payroll. "We're working on getting it under control," said trustee Ron Hawkins. "None of them rose to a level of concern of integrity, but more on procedures that needed to be followed more closely." The review, which covered seven internal audit reports completed over the summer, revealed issues in payroll procedures and their approval. The problems were widespread, with one unnamed program exhibiting particularly severe issues, though the specifics of these issues were not discussed. The Board of Trustees is looking over the problem with a watchful eye, planning to solve it by having supervisors be more aware and cautious regarding the approval of overtime and the proper payroll procedures. .1 j PHOTO COURTESY OF UVU MARKETING school had and creating the ERT, Lyman received the UVU Alumni Award for Distinguished Student Service. Lyman gives the credit to Bob Rasmussen, dean of students, for making the ERT possible. "Dean Rasmussen is the reason this team exists. He saw the benefit and helped us get the funding we needed. Without him we would just be wandering around trying to start this thing," Lyman said. see EMERGENCY, A4 Students and members of the community ' nro vclcomo to attend the next BOURD OF TRUSTEES MEETING (t1tiH",,i' Technology improve, with Grant money will be used to expand program and take on more students By Alex Sousa News Writer Kyrie Hulick Assistant News Writer With $3 million in grant money, a rapidly increasing field in need of qualified applicants and the soon-to-be-completed National Security Agency's data center in Bluffdale promising employment opportunities, Utah Valley University's department of Information Systems and Technology is beefing up its program.The federal grant - recently awarded to the university by the U.S. Department of Labor -is intended to help students find jobs. And with their budget awaiting approval, the department's administration is looking to Jiire new faculty, expand existing programs, and focus on furthering the education of dislocated workers to improve their chances of finding work. "We want to be known as the place to come for people who want education in information systems, information security, computer cyber security and so forth," said Keith Mulbery, department chairman for Information Systems and Technology. "We want people statewide and r 1 COURTESY OF STOCK XCHNGE Thursday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. in SC 213 :;i;:.'Mf!i!!!!:' -hifii'i!!""' j t f r !iip!: i i i program to $3 million grant even regionally - if they w'ani that type of academic program, il prepare them for a job - we want them to come here and not think of other universities." Though the grant is meant tJ help students in the tech depart; ment, none of them seem -tD'bs very happy about it. Rather than bring in more students, the -citr! rent people majoring in informal tion systems and technologies would have the university iiiT more teachers. One anonymous student . fcX; pressed his suspicion that the program lacks professors becaus they're underpaid compared to other Utah universities. "Most of the professors stay one year, "then move on," he said. . With this grant money, the ad" ministration is looking to -hirf more professors and expand the program with more class sections.- Since the NSA began building their controversial, mysterious data center, the administration has been looking at what the students at UVU will need to get jobs there. "We may have to develop new courses," said Abraham Teng, Associate Dean of College of Technology and Computing. "They need more IT personnel to maintain the integrity and operation of the data warehouse." ' But there's a hiring regulation for working at the data center. - They have to hire graduates from an ABET accredited program. ABET, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Tech? nology, is a non-governmental organization that certifies post-secondary education programs- in computer science, engineering, and technology. While UVU's computer science program is ABET accredited, the Information and Technology program is not. Teng said they are currently working on getting that accreditation and while the certification is not necessarily tied to the grant, some of the $3 million might be able to expedite the process. - "Our goal at this point is to bring someone from the outside who has a PhD and strong industry experience in cyber security and have this new faculty member head up this program and develop new curriculum," said Teng. see TECH GRANT, A3 1 1 j 1 1 ; ; j ;:!!:. ' ! ! 1 i i i h ; i ! r COURTESY OF STOCK XCHNGE wo